I'm reading The Four Winds now! We learned about the dust bowl in school through a required reading of The Grapes of Wrath. If you haven't read it and want more dust bowl content, it's a must. 💗📚📖
I simply adore this book. As a man who grew up and worked in rural Australia I know a bit about farming in the drought areas of the outback - the crop failures, starving livestock, dust storms, the hardship of simply living. So I really related to this book. This is a book full of love, courage, injustice, kindness, and motherhood during horrendously difficult times. Read It!
I cried throughout the whole the nightingale book. It took me so long to read that book because I kept crying! Was it just me? Please someone tell me it was not just me?!
Would not recommend this book. It begins depressing and just gets more so. I kept reading waiting for the redemption that never comes and then it ends so horribly … I was so sorry I had persisted and read to the end.
I was turned off after ab an hour of listening to the audiobook. At first she was giving Jo March vibes but then started craving romance and children. Like i get shes a product of the times, afraid of being a spinster, but if the author really ends the character being “cured” by marriage, im over it. The characters were so cliche and the writing is so generic. I only like 2 of her books but probably cant reread them anymore since i found better writers
I'd loved Fear Street. Although, it did have a few moments where I was yelling at my computer. I had no idea how it was going to end and I'd liked the ending and how it answered the question that I had at the end of part 2.
I loved this book and the Nightingale. And yes, you will go into the rabbit hole to learn more about the dustbowl and CA farming then. Good historical writing will do that!
I am reading The Four Winds now. I am somewhat in the middle or almost there and I just kind of find it depressing but I want good things to happen to the family so I keep reading. I didn't know any of these things about the dust bowl. All I know was that the land was barren and nothing would grow. I didn't know about the terrible dust storms. I didn't realize that people died from that and that they had to wear those masks! I'm going to keep reading and see where it goes. Elsa is so much stronger than what she believes she is.
I couldn't stand in the beginning of the book after she bought the dress and wore it. What her parents thought about Elsa wearing the dress and cut it up so her sisters could wear it! I don't know if that is a spoiler I hope not anyway that's only in the beginning of the book.
I thoroughly enjoyed the fear street trilogy. I think the first installment is the weakest but I still felt compelled to continue on and I am so happy that I did! Nothing groundbreaking but a lot of fun and nostalgia.
HATED The Four Winds. Don't gt the hype. Will never read another Kristin Hannah again. This book was so depressing. I read for entertainment not to be depressed. Just my opinion..
Yeah i been done with Kristin Hannah myself. I liked True Colors and Firefly Lane when I was a teen but cant bring myself to reread them as an adult. I found darker, more lyrical stories in authors like Bebe Moore Campbell, Attica Locke, JK Rowling (non HP stories) to name a few. Kristin is way too sappy and cliche
I hated The Nightingale. I didn’t cry and am hoping the Fanning sisters make the characters more likable/memorable. I think I have a prejudice against WW2 books, specifically love stories that take place during that time, because anytime a nazi gets any sort of sympathetic characterization, I cringe.
I just finished The Nightingale last night, and I wouldn't say I *hated* it, but the vibes it gave me were kinda like if Lifetime/Hallmark made a movie about WWII. And I also felt a bit uncomfortable that all the Jewish characters played such a minor role.
The first Fear Street is kinda awful. It wasn't scary and personally, I find the characters kinda annoying. The 2nd one got better. It was more mysterious and I like the characters more. Haven't watched the 3rd one but I heard it was the best one(?) It's so bizarre that a trilogy got better as they progress into the next. Literally cannot think of any other trilogy or series that goes this way. Usually, it's the other way round.
Somehow I don’t need a movie bcs I could envision every scene as I was reading. But if they do make it into a movie I will gladly watch it.. for my heart to break all over again (hopefully it gets executed well)
I think you would love Fear Street! Just go in knowing that’s it’s a total throw back to the Fear Street books in a way that they were corny and fun. I was surprised at how far they took some of the scenes though 😮
May be you haven’t read Great Alone. I don’t remember anyone died in the snow - none of the main characters definitely. And a few years after this book is still with me. I consider it better and stronger than Nightingale.
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I'm reading The Four Winds now! We learned about the dust bowl in school through a required reading of The Grapes of Wrath. If you haven't read it and want more dust bowl content, it's a must. 💗📚📖
Somehow I’ve never read that so now it even makes more sense why I didn’t know about this topic 😅
The movie was also good.
omg same thought “will this make me cry like kristen hannah’s books always do?” and by the end i was sobbing
Ken Burns made a documentary about The Dust Bowl.
I simply adore this book. As a man who grew up and worked in rural Australia I know a bit about farming in the drought areas of the outback - the crop failures, starving livestock, dust storms, the hardship of simply living. So I really related to this book. This is a book full of love, courage, injustice, kindness, and motherhood during horrendously difficult times. Read It!
This book changed me. It was great.
I cried throughout the whole the nightingale book. It took me so long to read that book because I kept crying! Was it just me? Please someone tell me it was not just me?!
It was just you .. not being funny but very serious, you may need therapy to see why your soul so sensitive and why you have so much sadness inside 😢
Would not recommend this book. It begins depressing and just gets more so. I kept reading waiting for the redemption that never comes and then it ends so horribly … I was so sorry I had persisted and read to the end.
I was turned off after ab an hour of listening to the audiobook. At first she was giving Jo March vibes but then started craving romance and children. Like i get shes a product of the times, afraid of being a spinster, but if the author really ends the character being “cured” by marriage, im over it. The characters were so cliche and the writing is so generic. I only like 2 of her books but probably cant reread them anymore since i found better writers
I'd loved Fear Street. Although, it did have a few moments where I was yelling at my computer. I had no idea how it was going to end and I'd liked the ending and how it answered the question that I had at the end of part 2.
I loved this book and the Nightingale. And yes, you will go into the rabbit hole to learn more about the dustbowl and CA farming then. Good historical writing will do that!
I love fear street
I am reading The Four Winds now. I am somewhat in the middle or almost there and I just kind of find it depressing but I want good things to happen to the family so I keep reading. I didn't know any of these things about the dust bowl. All I know was that the land was barren and nothing would grow. I didn't know about the terrible dust storms. I didn't realize that people died from that and that they had to wear those masks! I'm going to keep reading and see where it goes. Elsa is so much stronger than what she believes she is.
I couldn't stand in the beginning of the book after she bought the dress and wore it. What her parents thought about Elsa wearing the dress and cut it up so her sisters could wear it! I don't know if that is a spoiler I hope not anyway that's only in the beginning of the book.
I thoroughly enjoyed the fear street trilogy. I think the first installment is the weakest but I still felt compelled to continue on and I am so happy that I did! Nothing groundbreaking but a lot of fun and nostalgia.
That’s really good to know because I’m not enjoying the first one ha ha
HATED The Four Winds. Don't gt the hype. Will never read another Kristin Hannah again. This book was so depressing. I read for entertainment not to be depressed. Just my opinion..
Yeah i been done with Kristin Hannah myself. I liked True Colors and Firefly Lane when I was a teen but cant bring myself to reread them as an adult. I found darker, more lyrical stories in authors like Bebe Moore Campbell, Attica Locke, JK Rowling (non HP stories) to name a few. Kristin is way too sappy and cliche
I hated The Nightingale. I didn’t cry and am hoping the Fanning sisters make the characters more likable/memorable. I think I have a prejudice against WW2 books, specifically love stories that take place during that time, because anytime a nazi gets any sort of sympathetic characterization, I cringe.
Such a good point!!!
I just finished The Nightingale last night, and I wouldn't say I *hated* it, but the vibes it gave me were kinda like if Lifetime/Hallmark made a movie about WWII. And I also felt a bit uncomfortable that all the Jewish characters played such a minor role.
Saaaaaame! The only story like that that i like is Summer of My German Soldier.
The first Fear Street is kinda awful. It wasn't scary and personally, I find the characters kinda annoying. The 2nd one got better. It was more mysterious and I like the characters more. Haven't watched the 3rd one but I heard it was the best one(?) It's so bizarre that a trilogy got better as they progress into the next. Literally cannot think of any other trilogy or series that goes this way. Usually, it's the other way round.
Okay thank you for saying that because I am halfway through the first and hate it so that's why I was asking hahaah
I loved this book but I haaaated Loreda 🥲
Fair 😂😂😂
SAME
I cried a few tears 😢 & I very rarely cry while reading. I'm really really really hoping they make a movie out of this book. I loved it
Somehow I don’t need a movie bcs I could envision every scene as I was reading. But if they do make it into a movie I will gladly watch it.. for my heart to break all over again (hopefully it gets executed well)
LOVE fear street
I think you would love Fear Street! Just go in knowing that’s it’s a total throw back to the Fear Street books in a way that they were corny and fun. I was surprised at how far they took some of the scenes though 😮
Okay I cried a lot in the book so far
The second book review I’ve watched by you - I love that you are soo straight to the point!! Keep continuing to making these!
I 100 percent cried. Great parallels and points.
Edited to add: loved fear street and would love your thoughts on the trilogy!
I've never read this author. I love how you think about things, do research on stuff from the book, etc.
Winter Garden is my all time favorite of Hers
Fear street is worth a watch.
May be you haven’t read Great Alone. I don’t remember anyone died in the snow - none of the main characters definitely. And a few years after this book is still with me. I consider it better and stronger than Nightingale.